UPDATE: Public hearings for bills on child support Sept. 12

8:36 PM,
Sep. 4, 2012

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Pacific Daily News

There will be a public hearing for two bills that deal with child support on Sept. 12 at 9 a.m.

Bill 503-01 will add a new section to Guam Code Annotated, relative to the termination of child support. Current law ends child support at age 18. Some students reach this age before graduating from high school, or earning a GED. The bill finds that ending child support before a child earns a degree has serious ramifications.

The bill would add another year while they are in these programs. Child support will be provided until the latter of reaching the age of majority (18) or graduating high ...